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SB Nation article on Strong vs. Sumlin.
http://www.sbnation.com/college-foot...g-kevin-sumlin
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SB Nation article on Strong vs. Sumlin.
http://www.sbnation.com/college-foot...g-kevin-sumlin
Wow, he looks like a beast. He hardly played at all last year though. That made me think he wasn't showing as much potential as we thought he had given how much Jefferson played.Meet MLB Anthony Wheeler:
Looks to be locking down the starting spot per reports. College weight programs make all the difference.
Hook-em!
I think it was more the mental side of the game than the physical. Getting a look at him now makes me fully believe the reports of him meeting Foreman/Warren in the hole and stopping them cold.
No wonder they call him "Prisoner".Meet MLB Anthony Wheeler:
Looks to be locking down the starting spot per reports. College weight programs make all the difference.
Hook-em!
Aggies saying that they are on "Yes Sir" alert. The rumored guy to commit to them is Grayson Reed.
I think it was Malik who said last year that Wheeler was "on that prison workout."
Opening notes
via IT- nahlin
Let me empty the notebook. I still have a lot of guys to go back and look up and take a look at, but here are the guys I gathered information on today.
OT WALKER LITTLE, EPISCOPAL
Justin will have some quotes from the player but I talked to his parents for a good bit. Great, intelligent people, who have a solid grasp on the process. Walker will indeed be at the Texas spring game. He'll visit Ole Miss starting this Friday. In May the family will check out Stanford. He has a couple siblings at Ole Miss, hence the interest in Oxford (Laremy Tunsil doesn't hurt either). In talking to the family this one is obviously pretty wide open. I'll maintain Texas has as good of a chance as any. Interestingly Walker had a good relationship with Joe Wickline so he's still getting to know Matt Mattox.
This will be a recruitment that's handled the right way. I don't expect any drama aside from where he ultimately decides. I can see anything from Texas to OOS at this point.
OT STEPHAN ZABIE, WESTLAKE
You want to talk about raw clay this is your guy. Because of his great size - 6-foot-5, 290 (or so) - and athleticism there's some real upside here. The size is constructed very well too.
I first saw him at Texas camp last July. Little did I know he had yet to play a down of organized football. This would explain his three false starts versus Southlake Carroll in his first game. I thought he played his sop re year but he did not.
He says he hears from Coach Mattox, and I believe Bedford, quite often. I asked him if Coach Ehlinger is in his ear. He laughed and said indeed Sam is on him pretty good. I can definitely see him earning an offer from UT.
Right now his top two are Texas A&M and Oklahoma. Both have offered. I get the feeling he's waiting on Texas.
If he does end up in the class it won't excite some but with the understanding of his tremendous growth curve and starter kit I'd be doing a little fist pump.
OT GRAYSON REED, CY CREEK
I'm picking A&M at this point but I still think the highly rated o-lineman ends up at Texas. Right now he's loving Aggie OL coach Jim Turner and I think that will push the Aggies over the top. For now.
Surprisingly Turner has told him he sees Reed as a guard. This according to an A&M writer I talked to today. I think he's a RT but he's hefty enough to hold up at guard.
Don't be surprised if this one doesn't break UT's way but don't go getting all hysterical if the Aggies win this one. February's a long way off.
Speaking of which. I spent a good chunk of time talking to a player committed elsewhere.
2013 was Christian Morgan.
2014 was Duke Catalon and Lo Joe.
2015 needs no introduction.
2016 I didn't have a favorite.
My 2017 is....
RB JK DOBBINS, LA GRANGE
How do you not love a kid who doesn't skip leg day? 405x10 on squats if you need him. He came in at 199 pounds and I had a handful of people talk about how well built he is. He also ran a 4.44. Remember those concerns about him losing a step as he stacked on weight? Unfounded. His shuttle sucked for him at 4.4 but he said he slipped. Anyway it's impossible to run 4.44 and not be quick.
He just returned from Ohio State late Saturday night. He spoke in terms of 'we' and 'our class' when talking about the Buckeyes. He said there was a real family atmosphere and the campus reminded him of Texas quite a bit.
Obviously UT isn't going quietly and he knows it. Strong has personally made him aware he'll be recruited until the end. After talking with JK at length I now feel like he could leave the state, but I still think it's going to be Texas when it's all said and done. Like Erick Fowler before him, it just makes too much sense. Also like Fowler, Strong is handling this one and JK says, "we talk all the time."
Ohio State has a lot going for it. I told him he can't be that good since he's only OSU's 4th highest rated recruit. He laughed and stated, "yeah, one of the guys above me is an offensive lineman."
He told me he had concerns about the Texas depth chart. He liked the sell from Ohio State that he could be Percy Harvin. Urban Meyer tells everyone that but he might be on to something here. Dobbins more views him as a smaller Zeke Elliott. He just wants his carries, it's not a 'he's afraid to compete!' situation.
Dobbins is going to try to make it to the spring game but he has to find out when his prom is. He said, "prom might be the 9th or the 16th." I said, "the 9th?! That's next week. You should know this by now." Finding a date probably won't be hard but how do you fit that dude in a tux?
The door is plenty cracked but there's work to be done.
JK added he thinks OSU is going to pull Jeffrey Okudah to which I replied, "I disagree but you already made me wrong once." For now.
LB KENNETH MURRAY, ELSIK
He's visited in the past and he's a fine player. The staff certainly likes him and the communication is pretty open. Murray showed up and predicted he'd run a 4.6 and he did. A buddy of mine who was coaching out there today was raving about him and his build.
If things go sideways with Baron Browning, Murray's a name to watch. He'd fit as a will at Texas.
SCUTTLE ON MARVIN WILSON
I caught up with someone in the football world who knows Marvin: "He told me he a while back he wants to stay close to home. I know people are talking about him going out of state but with his family situation I think he stays home. Might want to tell your guys at Texas."
This jibes with what I heard and wrote a while back. It's good to hear it from someone else. I'm prepared to say Texas is in this recruitment as much as everyone else and UT needs to play up the family angle.
Marvin smashed everyone he faced from what I saw. He's too quick and too powerful for high school players.
OL AUSTIN DECULUS, CY-FAIR
This is one big ass kid. He weighed in at 325 I think and he's all of it. Very broad shoulders. He'll be a guard in college.
He's very highly rated but unfortunately he told me flat out he wants to go OOS. He listed LSU, Bama, Georgia, Michigan. Smart money is on LSU.
Fun kid to talk to but nothing doing here.
RECRUITING TE
- Name to watch is Katy's Parker Eichenberger. He says he'll be at the spring game and then maybe again this summer. He attended junior day and he's in contact with Jeff Traylor. Look for Texas to cover its flank with Major Tennison (looking okay there), who also picked up a Georgia offer this week, but UT would also like to take two."
Seen him play a lot and know the family.
Parker would be a great get. I think he is underrated. He is a very good blocker, and while he did not catch a lot of passes, he was not thrown to a lot. Not a real knock on his ability as Katy had many weapons on offense. He caught most everything thrown his way. Great kid with a good head on his shoulders. Would be a great asset to the team. Hope he gets an offer.
2017 #1 OT Walker Little sets Texas visit:
http://texas.247sports.com/Bolt/Elit...isit--44632509
QB Sam Ehlinger will be on campus for the spring game on April 16th, per 24/7.
RB Eno Benjamin (Wylie East)
Oh . Have we even offered? Looks like he isn't a priority for the staff if he hasn't yet.
Suspension now official.
http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/sp...ly-7226683.php
No offer.
It should be Iowa or Michigan.
CB Kobe Boyce told A&M 24/7 that he will be in College Station for their spring game this weekend.
Woman wants $250K because VY pulled her hair:
http://www.tmz.com/2016/04/04/vince-...aulting-woman/
NewSaturday's scrimmage notes From Chip:
* Full-blown tackle scrimmage today around 10:30 am to 12:30 pm with a lot of high school prospects competing at Texas Relays looking on.
* WR John Burt did not take part in the scrimmage because he's running hurdles in the Texas Relays today.
Media was not allowed to watch the scrimmage, but from those who were in attendance, here's what we were told:
* S Dylan Haines left the field (and did not return) with what appeared to be a knee injury.
* OL Alex Anderson also left the field (and did not return) with what appeared to be a nasty ankle sprain.
* Offense was running high-tempo and got in 165 plays during the two-hour scrimmage.
* The offense appeared to get the better of the defense overall, although CB Antwuan Davis recorded 2 INTs and Malik Jefferson had a couple big stops near the goal line.
* Tyrone Swoopes worked with the offense first and then Shane Buechele. No other QBs got reps.
* Swoopes ran for a couple TDs and also threw a TD pass to Caleb Bluiett.
* Buechele ran several bootlegs and was the better passer on the day. He threw a TD pass on a seam route inside the 20 to Lorenzo Joe. Buechele had a couple deep passes that were dropped by receivers, including one in the corner of the end zone.
* DeAndre McNeal caught a number of passes - as did Bluiett. Offense was focusing on the tight end a lot today.
* Collin Johnson caught the third-most passes on the day (behind McNeal and Bluiett) with Burt out of action. Johnson caught an impressive, 20-yard curl route from Swoopes.
* Also hearing Armanti Foreman had a good overall week of practice and is paying much closer attention to detail, especially when it comes to downfield blocking.
* Chris Warren ran the ball well, and D'Onta Foreman scored on a TD run while grabbing his abdominal muscle. Charlie Strong told him he was fine and to get in shape.
* Roderick Bernard continues to play a big role as a change of pace RB. Today he got mostly jet sweeps but made big plays.
* The field goal unit did not have a good day. Apparently, there were problems with the snaps that didn't improve until Jak Holbrook apparently replaced Kyle Ashby.
* Both kickers - Evan Moore and Jon Coppens - struggled with FGs, even when the snap was OK, and coaches are already looking into transfer candidates (possibly from Australia - where Texas found P Michael son).
24/7 reporting DE Taquon Graham of Temple has UT back on top:
“Texas is at the top of the list because I’m a Texas boy – and growing up watching them on TV almost every Saturday when they play, it’s something you want to be a part of,” Graham said. “Especially because they’re a team on the come up.”
“That is something (playing early) that I’ve always wanted to do, and that’s a goal to aim for,” Graham said about getting playing time as a freshman. “I’m not the kind of guy trying to just sit back and learn – I’m a guy that likes to attack things. I want to be the guy that makes plays and actually contributes to the team.”
“She (Graham's mother) really liked the visit,” Graham said. “She knows I would be in good hands and that she would be able to watch every home game. She’s comfortable with me going there.”
“I think I’ve changed my mind to actually do it (make a commitment) sooner than later," Graham said. “It’ll probably be the end of this month or early next month.”
24/7 saying DE Taquon Graham of Temple will be back in Austin next weekend for the spring game.
24/7 reporting WR Camron Buckley of Cedar Hill has talked about making a commitment to UT in the near future.
However, they've heard the coaches aren't ready to take him at this time.
WR Omar Manning and WR Tyrell Shavers appear to be ahead of Buckley on the recruiting board.
Per 24/7, CB Kobe Boyce of Lake Dallas will be in Austin for the spring game.
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